The Irish standard., 1887-05-14
ST. PAUL NEWS.

Oh! for a Polar wave-95o in the
shade.
The fire department will be inspected
on May IS.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Ireland will arriveat
St. Paul to-day.
/ Officer John Cook, for a long time on
duty at the Union depot, has been pro-
noted by Mayor Smith, and it now
reads Lieut. Cook.
In Mondays Pioneer Press Notes
and Queries appears the following
question: ssCan Roman Catholic be
president of the United States?" The
asses are not all dead, evidently.
Chief Clark speaks out plainly in re-
gard to gambling. and the green cloth
gentry will have to lie low. The chief
is a firm man and will not allow boys
and. young men to be deeced out Of
their weekly salaries.
! Bertha Hegener, who shot and killed
a young man III the streets of this city
a short time ago, was brought into
court on Tuesday morning and pleaded
not guilty to an Indictment CT man
slaughter. $4,000 bail was promptly
furnished.
Warm weather evidently has an effect
on certain typos. Last week we wrote
that J. J. Hill had presented a work of
art TO St. Marys church, painting
called the s'Annunciation.' Now the
'Annunciation' was made to read
"Ammunltion What a firing scene.
TIE League of the cross Of West St.
Paul elected the following officers at
their last meeting: President, M. j.
Moran; vice president, John rierney;
secretary, Peter DAILY. Under the fos-
tering care of Father Gallagher and
Preside Moran the League of the
Cross IS III q prosperous condition.
| The Crusaders elected the following
seven delegates On Sunday to the State
Il. A. convention which convenes in
this city in June: J. T. Kelly, Il. G.
Mccarthy, j. T. Carrere, J. j, Gleason,
J. T. Mu]grew, 6. L. Reddington and
j. f. Mcclure. These with President
G. l.. Twohy and Rev. 7. j. Gibbons
make strong delegation.
1t is quietly reported il certain circles
that the purchase of tue Cakes proper
on Summit avenue, Was made by some
admirers OF Bishop Ireland, who will
that OIL the adjoining property, also re-
Gently sold, one OF the finest Cathedrals
in America WILL be rected.-Dispatch
This is evidently p boomerang.
On Monday evening the Anderson
Dramatic CO. presented the play Rob
ert Emmett to q large audience in Lie
dertafel hall for the benefit OF st. MI
chael's school. Byron l.. Perry i'll the
principal role, was the leading feature OF
the play Each member Of the club
was heartily received and merited much
applause. Weare pleased to learn that
financially, as we'll as numerically the
play was a success.
The interstate law is working it's own
death knell. It will be the means of
starting new manufactures in st. Paul
and Minneapolis which will be OF IN
told benefit to the whole Northwest.
There is NO reason under the sun why
! the freight On staple goods should DE 70
per cent. of their value, as our city naer-
chants are now paying. The best way
| to repeal a bad law is to enforce it, and
the death process is Working admirably.
The st. Paul Globe of Monday last
had the following: e. meeting of Irish
men was held at the A. O. Fl. hall yes
terday afternoon for the purpose of
forming class for the study of tue
Gaelic language. Maurice Cream, Of
Chicago, VINO has volunteered to teach
the class, was present, and in a few re-
marks lie gave those present an idea of
the beauties OF that euphoniOus Ian
| guage, AND the duty every lfiShnan
owed to himself to acquire a speaking
knowledge OF his mother tongue. Con-
siderable enthusiasm was aroused, and
a class of twenty~three was immedi-
ately formed. Another meeting will be
held at the same place next Sunday
afternoon. when the text books will
have arrived and instruction will begin.
Mr.. Cream will furnish his services free,
and as he is Gallo scholar of consider
able reputation, there is no doubt that
the venture will prove a success. a
number of weil-known citizens have in
terested themselves in the matter, and
will furnish financial aid if necessary.
| st. Thomas Seminary.